Proposal of vouchers for pip

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  • iamlawrie
    iamlawrie Online Community Member Posts: 34 Listener
    edited September 5
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/906608#Comment_906608

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  • Community_Scope
    Community_Scope Posts: 1,513 Empowering
    edited September 5

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  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 2,614 Championing
    edited September 5

    Cantilip, I don't fully understand this either but wonder if this refers to mixed age couples where an 80+ year old who is not entitled to (or hasn't claimed) Pension Credit lives with a working-age person in receipt of one of those other benefits?


  • Zipz
    Zipz Online Community Member Posts: 618 Empowering

    Hello @pjgumna

    We don’t know whether a voucher scheme will come about yet. As other have pointed out it was one option included in a consultative Green Paper. However, I share your fears.

    A voucher scheme would not work for anybody who uses PIP to pay or reimburse family and friends or small local businesses for mobility and care needs. Only Local Authorities and big companies to which they outsource services would accept vouchers. We would have to accept LA care companies instead of people we know and trust.

    For what it’s worth, I don’t think the voucher idea will come off.

    All the best, Zipz

  • pjgumna
    pjgumna Online Community Member Posts: 32 Connected

    Thanks all for all your input.

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